Click here to access the article. Abstract: The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to support patients with cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, and acute respiratory distress...

Click here to access the article. Background: The risks and benefits of preoperative aspirin continuation in patients undergoing isolated heart valve replacement surgery are unclear. We...

Click here to access the article. Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious complication after the repair of Type A acute aortic dissection (TA-AAD). However, previous...

Click here to access the article. Background: Venous blood gas sampling has replaced arterial sampling in many critically ill patients, though interpretation of venous pCO2 still remains a...

Click here to access the article. Background: Intraoperative pulmonary embolism (PE) with cardiac arrest (CA) represents a critical and potentially fatal condition. Available treatments include...

Click here to access the article. Abstract: Thrombus occlusion in the cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) circuit is a life-threatening adverse event. Herein, the authors present a case of Stanford...

Click here to access the article. Background: Early detection of acute kidney injury (AKI) is crucial for timely intervention and improved patient outcomes after cardiac surgery. This study...

Click here to access the article. Microfluidic membrane oxygenators are designed to mimic branching vasculature of the native lung during extracorporeal lung support. To date, scaling of such...

Click here to access the article. Introduction: Clinical debriefing (CD) improves teamwork and patient care. It is implemented across a range of clinical contexts, but delivery and structure...